How do I shutdown my server without powering it off?

shutdown

Linode 5 years, 6 months ago Linode Staff

I want to shutdown my server but I want to keep it powered on. How can this be done?

jchism 5 years, 6 months ago Linode Staff

You'll first want to make sure that our watchdog agent, Lassie, has been disabled for your server.

https://www.linode.com/docs/uptime/monitoring-and-maintaining-your-server/#configure-shutdown-watchdog

Once it's disabled, you can launch your server's console screens, login to your server, and shutdown your server using the "shutdown now" command.

https://www.linode.com/docs/platform/manager/using-the-linode-shell-lish/#use-a-web-browser
shutdown now

To restart your server, you can enter the "boot" command from your server's console screen.

boot

How does that differ from powering it off?

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